The Vancouver events hub
Two levels of coverage. Below: our curated marquee calendar — major annual festivals, sports, and recurring seasonal staples, each linked directly to the official event site. Further down: Eventbrite category links for the hundreds of smaller local events each week — workshops, farm activities, family days, community meetups, and one-off concerts.
Note: dates for recurring annual events are projected from past years and marked as such — always confirm the exact dates on the official event site before planning around them.
MLS soccer at BC Place — Whitecaps FC home matches from late March through October, with occasional concerts sharing the BC Place pitch.
North America's largest Asian night market — 100+ food stalls, international street food, cultural performances, Friday–Sunday May through October.
Canadian Football League at BC Place — BC Lions home games from June through November, under a retractable roof downtown.
Fraser Valley U-pick berries — strawberries in June, raspberries and blueberries in July-August, on a working Langley family farm with a beloved cafe and waffle bar.
18-day summer fair at the PNE grounds — midway rides, live concerts, fair food, agricultural shows, and the SuperDogs.
Free one-day world-music and food festival at Minoru Park Richmond — 100+ performers, global food trucks, cultural stages, and one of the Lower Mainland's most diverse community events.
11-day indie theatre festival on Granville Island — 80+ shows across multiple stages, lottery-selected artists, affordable tickets.
Fraser Valley fall farm experience — pumpkin patch, corn maze, family-friendly daytime attractions, and the adults-only Country Scare haunted maze at night.
16-day international film festival — 140+ films from 70+ countries, with screenings across downtown Vancouver cinemas.
NHL hockey at Rogers Arena — Canucks home games from October through April, the signature downtown Vancouver sports experience.
Free multi-venue Diwali celebration — lantern-lit cultural performances, South Asian food, traditional dance and music across Vancouver's fall calendar.
Free family-friendly New Year's Eve party at Canada Place — early-evening kids' countdown at 9 pm plus midnight fireworks over Coal Harbour.
17-day city-wide restaurant festival — fixed-price menus at 250+ restaurants, plus tasting tours and food-industry events.
Chinatown's Lunar New Year parade and Spring Festival — lion dances, dragon dances, martial arts performances, and community stalls across Vancouver's historic Chinatown.
North America's largest Vaisakhi parade — 500,000+ attendees, free community-prepared food (langar), and a celebration of the Sikh harvest festival on Surrey's Vaisakhi route.
Pair an event with a plan
Coming for an event and not sure what to do with the rest of the weekend? Our hour-by-hour itineraries pair naturally with most Greater Vancouver events — same neighbourhoods, the food and viewpoints that locals actually use, cited costs.
Hundreds more on Eventbrite
Our curated calendar above covers the marquee annual events. For everyday local events — farmers-market cooking demos, community workshops, indie concerts, weekend farm open-houses, language exchanges, running clubs — Eventbrite is the best source and Vancouver has hundreds of new listings each week. Browse by category below:
Everything happening in Vancouver this week — browse by date, free/paid, and venue.
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Wine tastings, cooking classes, supper clubs, coffee cuppings, and chef pop-ups.
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Kid-friendly workshops, weekend activities, family festivals, library programs.
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Indie concerts, DJ nights, live music at venues beyond the big festivals.
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Hiking meetups, yoga in the park, run clubs, wellness retreats, farm tours.
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Newcomer career events, startup meetups, industry conferences, networking nights.
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Gallery openings, theatre, dance performances, poetry slams, art workshops.
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Board game nights, book clubs, language exchanges, craft workshops, meetups.
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Whatever's happening in Vancouver this Saturday and Sunday — filtered by Eventbrite.
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